1998 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

The 1998 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second year under head coach Glen Mason, an overall record of 5–6 with a mark of 2–6 in conference play, placing in a four-way tie for seventh in the Big Ten, record and were outscored 249 to 229.

1998 Minnesota Golden Gophers football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	5–6 (2–6 Big Ten)
Head coach	Glen Mason (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Steve Loney (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	David Gibbs (2nd season)
Captains	Troy Duerr Antoine Richard Parc Williams
Home stadium	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
Seasons ← 1997 1999 →

1998 Big Ten Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 2 Ohio State %+		7	–	1					11	–	1
No. 6 Wisconsin $+		7	–	1					11	–	1
No. 12 Michigan +		7	–	1					10	–	3
No. 24 Purdue		6	–	2					9	–	4
No. 17 Penn State		5	–	3					9	–	3
Michigan State		4	–	4					6	–	6
Minnesota		2	–	6					5	–	6
Indiana		2	–	6					4	–	7
Illinois		2	–	6					3	–	8
Iowa		2	–	6					3	–	8
Northwestern		0	–	8					3	–	9
$ – BCS representative as conference champion % – BCS at-large representative + – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

Tyrone Carter was named an All-American by Football News and The Sports Network.^[1] Carter was also named All-Big Ten first team.^[2] Running back Thomas Hamner was named All-Big Ten second team.^[2] Defensive tackle Matt Anderle, linebacker Luke Braaten, cornerback Jason Hagman, linebacker Justin Hall, fullback Brad Prigge, long snapper Derek Rackley, offensive guard Ryan Roth, tight end Zach Vevea, linebacker Jim Wilkinson and linebacker Parc Williams were named Academic All-Big Ten.^[3]

Total attendance for the season was 249,764, which averaged out to 41,627 per game. The season high for attendance was against rival Iowa.^[4]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 5	1:30 pm	Arkansas State*	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, MN		W 17–14	40,112
September 12	7:00 pm	at Houston*	Robertson Stadium Houston, TX		W 14–7	17,540
September 19	2:30 pm	Memphis*	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, MN	MSC	W 41–14	35,919
October 3	1:00 pm	at Purdue	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN		L 21–56	56,809
October 10	2:30 pm	No. 13 Penn State	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, MN (Governor's Victory Bell)	ABC	L 17–27	40,456
October 17	11:00 am	at No. 1 Ohio State	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	ESPN	L 15–45	93,183
October 24	11:00 am	Michigan State	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, MN	ESPN Plus	W 19–18	41,327
October 31	11:00 am	No. 22 Michigan	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, MN (Little Brown Jug)	ESPN	L 10–15	41,310
November 7	11:00 am	at No. 8 Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI (rivalry)	ESPN	L 7–26	78,767
November 14	12:00 pm	at Indiana	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN		L 19–20	30,049	[5]
November 21	1:30 pm	Iowa	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, MN (rivalry)		W 49–7	50,640
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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Roster

1998 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class FB 44 Jason Andraschko Fr WR 23 Arland Bruce Jr QB 5 Billy Cockerham Jr OT 74 Adam Haayer So G 55 Ben Hamilton So RB 12 Thomas Hamner Jr G 77 Pat Hau Jr WR 3 Ron Johnson Fr	Defense Pos. # Name Class FS 2 Jack Brewer Fr SS 22 Tyrone Carter Jr DT 93 John Schlecht So CB 30 Jimmy Wyrick Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class LS 18 Derek Rackley Jr	Head coach Glen Mason Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster